BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 12 - Anheuser-Busch InBev
has formally informed European Union antitrust regulators of its
plan to sell SABMiller's premium European brands to try
to secure approval for its $100 billion-plus takeover of the
London-based brewer.

The world's top brewer has already struck a deal to sell the
assets to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings, a tactic aimed
at staving off a possible lengthy investigation of the biggest
ever deal in the consumer goods industry.

"This proposal concerns the European premium brand families
of Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime and their associated businesses
in Italy, the Netherlands, UK and internationally, excluding
certain U.S. rights," an AB Inbev spokeswoman said.

The European Commission said it would now decide by May 24
whether to clear the deal, a filing on its website showed
without giving further details.

The EU competition enforcer will seek feedback from rivals
and other third parties before deciding whether the offer is
sufficient to allay regulatory worries.

The SABMiller acquisition would allow AB InBev, maker of
Budweiser and Stella Artois, to expand into countries such as
Colombia and Peru and crucially, Africa.

AB Inbev is also selling SABMiller's stake in U.S. joint
venture MillerCoors to Molson Coors Brewing and
SABMiller's stake in its CR Snow venture to China Resources Beer
to address competition concerns in other regions.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Susan Thomas and Louise
Heavens)